VP, Head of People Operations
Transcarent
Director, Total Rewards
Rapid Micro Biosystems
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Lexington • Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United States
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Lead
About the role
- Develop, implement, and maintain a total rewards strategy aligned with the company's business goals, values, and culture
- Lead design, execution, and management of compensation programs including base salary, bonuses, long-term incentives, and executive compensation
- Facilitate benchmarking cycles, conduct job analyses, and implement performance-based pay strategies to ensure internal equity and external competitiveness
- Collaborate with HR and leadership teams to align performance management processes with compensation practices and coordinate with HR Operations and Payroll
- Bring innovative practices to employee benefits programs and collaborate with benefits vendors to optimize offerings and control costs
- Oversee annual open enrollment process, communications, vendor coordination, and employee education
- Ensure compliance with labor laws, regulations, and industry standards; manage benefits compliance including 401(k) audit and qualified plan testing
- Manage, optimize, and analyze HRIS; lead HRIS projects, system configuration, testing, administration, and reporting
- Drive analytical rigor on program effectiveness, establish metrics, and generate customized reports and dashboards for leadership
- Develop and manage total rewards budget and execute communication strategies to educate employees about compensation and benefits programs
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Business, Human Resources, or a related field
- Minimum of 10+ years of experience
- Experience participating in compensation surveys and utilizing benchmarking tools (i.e. Radford)
- Strong project management skills with the ability to prioritize, handle multiple tasks simultaneously and meet deadlines
- Demonstrated ability to develop efficient and auditable processes that ensure accuracy and form a sound foundation for company growth
- Deep knowledge of HR compliance, employment law, and regulatory requirements
- Excellent customer service skills and a collaborative team-oriented approach; high attention to detail required
- Strong technical aptitude and experience with reporting and data analysis with a demonstrated understanding of the concepts and issues unique to the management of HR data
- High level of emotional intelligence, strong partnership skills, and ability to influence and drive to consensus
- Deep data-orientation and desire to fuel business decisions by providing insights
- Expert in HR systems and MS office tools with a focus on Excel and PowerPoint
- Previous experience using UKG Pro and Workforce Management strongly preferred
- Previous experience in life sciences or biotech preferred
Benefits
- Health and wellness benefits
- Retirement plans (401(k)) and qualified plan administration
- Support for all generational and life stage needs through benefit programs
- Annual open enrollment process with employee education and vendor coordination
- Vendor-managed benefits optimization to control costs and enhance employee satisfaction
ATS Keywords
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Hard skills
compensation programsperformance-based pay strategiesHRIS managementdata analysisreportingbudget managementauditable processesbenchmarking toolsemployee benefits programscompliance management
Soft skills
project managementcustomer servicecollaborative approachattention to detailemotional intelligencepartnership skillsinfluenceanalytical rigorcommunication strategiesmulti-tasking
